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TIL in 2020 Customs and Border Protection tweeted that they had stopped a shipment of "counterfeit Airpods". However, the attached photos showed that the seized goods weren't Apple fakes - they were OnePlus Buds.

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m1KAp TIL actor Chuck Connors played basketball for the Boston Celtics. He became the first player to break a backboard after taking a shot during the NBA's first season
R5YmQ TIL about the Battle of Raphia in 217 BC which is the only known clash of African and Indian elephants where the latter won the charge due to size and smell but the former led by Ptolemy IV won the battle
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NY0N TIL: The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools to provide contact information for students to military recruiters
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